MOBILE, Alabama -- Investigators with the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department have collected evidence from two fires at on Elmira Street in midtown Mobile and determined that the causes of the fires were intentional. Investigations into the fires are ongoing, according to a news release.

A woman, from a local church, who was visiting in the neighborhood saw smoke and reported it. According to the report, the fire was extinguished "before it had an opportunity to grow in size keeping damage to a minimal and to the exterior." The damage is estimated at approximately $2,000, the report said.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about these and other fires to call the Arson Hotline at 251-208-6373 or the Bureau of Fire Prevention at 251-208-7484. Those with information can leave it on Twitter at @arsontip.